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This Week in Climate News (February 2026, Week 1)
This Week in Climate News (February 2026, Week 1) | Earth.Org
This weekly round-up brings you key climate news from the past seven days, including a youth-led lawsuit against the Swedish government.
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February 6, 2026 at 9:15 AM
This Week in Climate News (February 2026, Week 1)
Swedish Youth Sue Government Over Climate Inaction
Swedish Youth Sue Government Over Climate Inaction | Earth.Org
It is the second time Swedish youth-led group Aurora sues the state after a court ruled its previous lawsuit inadmissible in February 2025.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Swedish Youth Sue Government Over Climate Inaction
Amsterdam, Florence Become Latest Cities to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads
Amsterdam, Florence Become Latest Cities to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads
More than 50 cities worldwide have restricted or initiated plans to restrict fossil fuel ads, including Stockholm, Edinburgh, and Sydney.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Amsterdam, Florence Become Latest Cities to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads
The Hidden Value of Coal Infrastructure in the Clean Energy Transition
The Hidden Value of Coal Infrastructure in the Energy Transition
As the world decarbonizes, what happens to unused coal plants? Some countries are reimagining them to serve a new role in a low-carbon future.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:15 AM
The Hidden Value of Coal Infrastructure in the Clean Energy Transition
‘Complete Insanity’: Trump’s Coal Revival Effort Gets a Mascot
US Turns to 'Coalie' Mascot to Promote Dirtiest Fossil Fuel
The Trump administration has turned to a coal mascot to promote its efforts to revive a dying and dirty industry.
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February 4, 2026 at 5:15 AM
‘Complete Insanity’: Trump’s Coal Revival Effort Gets a Mascot
Orphaned Baby Orangutan Rescued from Captivity
Orphaned Baby Orangutan Rescued from Captivity | Earth.Org
In December, The Orangutan Project rescued Jack and transferred him to their BORA Rescue Centre in East Borne, Indonesia.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Orphaned Baby Orangutan Rescued from Captivity
‘Absurd’: Greenpeace Calls Out Winter Olympics Sponsorship With Fossil Fuel Giant Eni
Greenpeace Calls Out Winter Olympics Sponsorship With Eni
"Oil & gas like Eni drive the climate crisis, then sponsor the Winter Olympics & Paralympics to greenwash their image," Greenpeace Italy said.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:15 AM
‘Absurd’: Greenpeace Calls Out Winter Olympics Sponsorship With Fossil Fuel Giant Eni
The Environmental Impact of Fast Fashion, Explained
Fast Fashion: Its Detrimental Effect on the Environment
Fast fashion has a massive environmental impact, being the second-biggest consumer of water and responsible for 10% of global CO2 emissions.
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February 3, 2026 at 1:15 AM
The Environmental Impact of Fast Fashion, Explained
Secretive US Climate Skeptic Panel Tasked With Writing Contentious Global Warming Report Violated Law, Court Rules
Secretive US Climate Skeptic Panel Violated Law, Court Rules
The US Energy Department's secret climate skeptic panel was tasked with writing a sweeping report criticizing the consensus on global warming.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Secretive US Climate Skeptic Panel Tasked With Writing Contentious Global Warming Report Violated Law, Court Rules
‘A Symbol of Hope’: How the Korean Demilitarized Zone Turned Into a Wildlife Sanctuary
How the Korean DMZ Turned Into a Wildlife Sanctuary
In the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the absence of human activity allowed nature and wildlife to flourish.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:15 AM
‘A Symbol of Hope’: How the Korean Demilitarized Zone Turned Into a Wildlife Sanctuary
Massachusetts Court Delivers Another Blow to Trump’s Offshore Wind Freeze
Court Deals Another Blow to Trump's Offshore Wind Freeze
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that construction of an almost-complete offshore wind project in Massachusetts can move forward.
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January 30, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Massachusetts Court Delivers Another Blow to Trump’s Offshore Wind Freeze
Patagonia’s Race Against Time to Save the Wild Huemul
Patagonia’s Race Against Time to Save the Wild Huemul
In Patagonia, Chile, the endangered huemul deer is making a steady return thanks to rewilding and science, married with cultural pride.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Patagonia’s Race Against Time to Save the Wild Huemul
Dutch Government Violated Human Rights By Failing to Protect Bonaire Residents From Climate Change, Court Rules
Dutch Gov't Failed to Protect Bonaire Residents From Climate Change
The Hague District Court has ruled that the government has failed to protect the inhabitants of Bonaire from the effects of climate change.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Dutch Government Violated Human Rights By Failing to Protect Bonaire Residents From Climate Change, Court Rules
UK Intelligence Services Just Made the Case for Criminalizing Ecocide
UK Intelligence Services Made the Case for Criminalizing Ecocide
Ecosystem collapse threatens the foundations of security, prosperity, and human rights. The proportionate response is ecocide law.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:15 AM
UK Intelligence Services Just Made the Case for Criminalizing Ecocide
Media Shied Away From Climate Coverage in 2025 Despite Increased Reader Interest
Media Shied Away From Climate Coverage in 2025 | Earth.Org
As temperatures and emissions rose in 2025, climate news coverage around the world took a dramatic plunge.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Media Shied Away From Climate Coverage in 2025 Despite Increased Reader Interest
‘A Race to the Bottom’: US Officially Leaves Paris Climate Agreement
The US Has Officially Left the Paris Agreement | Earth.Org
Experts warn exiting from the Paris Agreement will leave the US behind as the rest of the world embraces the energy transition wave.
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January 28, 2026 at 4:15 AM
‘A Race to the Bottom’: US Officially Leaves Paris Climate Agreement
Energy Transition: Where Are We Headed in 2026?
Energy Transition: Where Are We Headed in 2026? | Earth.Org
The energy transition is accelerating. But how far has this progress taken us, and what will determine whether current momentum is enough?
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January 28, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Energy Transition: Where Are We Headed in 2026?
This Project Is Betting on Wetlands to Save Drought-Stricken Europe
Can Wetlands Save Drought-Stricken Europe? | Earth.Org
Wetlands are a promising solution for enhancing water management and reducing the impacts of severe drought in Europe.
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January 28, 2026 at 1:15 AM
This Project Is Betting on Wetlands to Save Drought-Stricken Europe
How Mayotte’s Tire Race Reveals a Broken Waste System
How Mayotte’s Tire Race Reveals a Broken Waste System
In Mayotte, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, a tire race tells the story of a world struggling with a growing plastic waste crisis.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:15 AM
How Mayotte’s Tire Race Reveals a Broken Waste System
This Week in Climate News (January 2026, Week 3)
This Week in Climate News (January 2026, Week 3) | Earth.Org
This weekly round-up brings you key climate news from the past seven days, including reactions to the High Seas Treaty coming into force.
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January 23, 2026 at 3:15 PM
This Week in Climate News (January 2026, Week 3)
32 Fossil Fuel Companies Responsible for Half of Global CO2 Emissions in 2024: Report
32 Fossil Fuel Companies Linked to Half of CO2 Emissions in 2024
17 of the top-20 emitters were state-controlled. The remaining three fossil fuel companies were Shell, Chevron and ExxonMobil.
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January 23, 2026 at 3:15 AM
32 Fossil Fuel Companies Responsible for Half of Global CO2 Emissions in 2024: Report
Counting Deaths, Not Damage: What the US Navy’s Environmental Review Leaves Out
US Navy Criticized Over Environmental Impacts in Hawaii's Waters
An environmental review by the US Navy was criticized for lacking transparency regarding its training's impacts on Hawaii's marine ecosystem.
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January 23, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Counting Deaths, Not Damage: What the US Navy’s Environmental Review Leaves Out
Early January Australian Heatwave Made 5 Times More Likely By Human-Caused Climate Change, Analysis Finds
Climate Change Made Australia Heatwave 5 Times More Likely
Australia just recorded its most severe heatwave since 2019, when extreme weather conditions fueled the devastating Black Summer fires.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Early January Australian Heatwave Made 5 Times More Likely By Human-Caused Climate Change, Analysis Finds
UN Report Finds Harmful Investments Outpace Money for Nature 30 to 1
Harmful Investments Outpace Money for Nature 30 to 1, UN Says
In 2023, more than $7.3 trillion-worth of investments went to “nature-negative finance flows” – projects that directly damage nature.
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January 22, 2026 at 10:15 AM
UN Report Finds Harmful Investments Outpace Money for Nature 30 to 1
Fractured Energy Transition: Who Moves First, Who Pays More, and Who Gets Left Behind?
The Problems With a Fragmented Global Energy Transition
As energy transition policies diverge, the risk is not that decarbonization slows everywhere, but that it accelerates unevenly.
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January 22, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Fractured Energy Transition: Who Moves First, Who Pays More, and Who Gets Left Behind?